The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (Winchester Simon)(Paperback)

The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (Winchester Simon)(Paperback)

The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement--precision--in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.The rise of manufacturing could

Exactly - How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (Winchester Simon)(Paperback / softback)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs

Krakatoa - The Day the World Exploded (Winchester Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a

Pacific - The Ocean of the Future (Winchester Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the world's largest body of water, and - in matters economic, political and military - the ocean of the

Human Planet - How We Created the Anthropocene (Lewis Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Men Who United the States (Winchester Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Designs on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World (Llewellyn-Jones Lloyd)(Paperback)

Explore how history was brought to life on the silver screen and how the Hollywood's epic movies dictated our vision of the past. This lively study analyses how Hollywood producers, directors, designers, costumiers, publicity agents, movie stars, and, inevitably, 'a cast of thousands' literally

World in Six Songs - How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature (Levitin Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

Dividing the sum total of human musical achievement, from Beethoven to The Beatles, Busta Rhymes to Bach, into just six fundamental forms, Levitin illuminates, through songs of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love, how music has been instrumental in the evolution of language,

Genesis: Secrets of Creation (Cw 122) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

How was the world created? From a direct spiritual perception of the facts, Rudolf Steiner presents a new perspective that transcends the bipolar arguments of both the creationists and the scientific reductionists. He affirms that clairvoyant research accords with the biblical descriptions, but he

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (Mann Charles C.)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A deeply engaging history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world--from the highly acclaimed author of 1491. - Fascinating...Lively...A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is. --The New York Times Book Review Presenting the

Empire - How Britain Made the Modern World (Ferguson Niall)(Paperback / softback)

Engineers Precision Data Pocket Reference (Heather Steve)(Spiral)

A pocket-size reference that has all the fundamental data that engineers need in their daily work. Taping and drilling charts, hole coordinate charts with common sizes already worked out, speeds/feeds, material specs, drawing symbols and standards, CNC machine codes, plus much more. This book is

In Miniature - How Small Things Illuminate The World (Garfield Simon)(Paperback / softback)

A delightful and peculiar exploration of the human instinct to make things small, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the

Innovators - How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Isaacson Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really works.What talents allowed certain inventors

Making the Modern World (Smil Vaclav)(Paperback)

How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are discussed and answered in Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization. Over the course of time,

The Story of Silver: How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World (Silber William L.)(Paperback)

Electric Universe - How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Bodanis David)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces that controls the universe -

How to Trek the Himalayas (Chapman Simon)(Paperback / softback)

A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World (Rappaport Erika)(Paperback)

How the global tea industry influenced the international economy and the rise of mass consumerismTea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. For centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its cultivation brought about massive changes--in

How the World Works: Medicine - From early healing to the miracles of modern medicine (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World (Alt Matt)(Paperback)

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination. 'A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling.'--W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Putin's World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest (Stent Angela)(Paperback)

From renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a dissection of how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world -- and increased Russia's status on the global stage.How did Russia manage to emerge resurgent on the world stage and play a weak hand so effectively? Is it because Putin is a

Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time (Garfield Simon)(Paperback)

A witty and entertaining journey through time from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the

The Search for Winchester's Anglo-Saxon Minsters (Biddle Martin)(Paperback)

A history of extensive archaeological excavations in Winchester from 1961 to 1970, showing how they led to the discovery of the Old and New Minsters and brought back to life the history, archaeology and architecture of the city's greatest Anglo-Saxon